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Proportion Word Problems 2
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Proportion Word Problems 2
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1. On a map, two inches equal 40 miles. If two cities are 115 miles apart, what is the distance between them on the map?

2. Alana's hair grew 2 inches in 5 months. How many inches would her hair grow in 1 year? (Hint: How many months are in 1 year?)

3. Jane worked 38 hours at the grocery store last week and made $296.40. If she works three hours less this week than last week, how much will she make?

4. Jocelyn exchanged $50 in United States currency for $62 in Canadian currency. If she now has $16 in Canadian currency left, how much can she expect to receive in exchange for United States currency?

5. Two pounds of strawberries cost $3.60. How much would you pay for 4.5 pounds of strawberries?

6. One US dollar equals 0.84 euros. Margo is traveling and wants to exchange $400 for euros. How many euros will she receive in exchange?

7. Grace is painting her room. She created a mixture with 2 cups of blue paint for every 3 cups of white paint. If she decides to make a larger mixture and uses 4.5 cups of white paint, how much blue paint will she use?

8. A 12 pound turkey takes about 180 minutes to cook. How many hours would it take to cook a 20 pound turkey?

9. The ratio of cups of chicken to cups of vegetables in a soup is 2:3. If there are 9 cups of chicken , how many cups of vegetables are in the soup?

10. A lemonade stand sells 14 gallons of lemonade in 3 hours. How many gallons can they expect to sell after three, eight hour days?

11. A water tanker can fill a 750 galloon pool in 35 minutes. How long will it take to fill a 1200 galloon pool?

12. Kelly reduced the size of a portrait to have a width of 10 inches. If she used a scale of 1 inch: 2 inches, what was the width of the original portrait?